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The Tech View at the Economist about Patent Nonsense is that the Era of Frivolous Patents May Soon End
Tech.view: Patent nonsense | The Economist 5 February 2010
The Tech View at the Economist about Patent Nonsense is that the Era of Frivolous Patents May Soon End
Tech.view: Patent nonsense | The Economist 5 February 2010
"An end to frivolous patents may finally be in sight....
America’s Supreme Court is about to issue a ruling which, by all accounts, will make it difficult, if not impossible, to get a patent for a business process. And because most business processes are, at bottom, computer algorithms, the Supreme Court’s judgment could also bar all sorts of software patents in the process. As a result, a lot of patents for online shopping, medical-diagnostic tests and procedures for executing trades on Wall Street could be invalidated."





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